Garbage collector and receiver



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G. c. CHEEK. GARBAGE COLLECTOR AND RECEIVER. APPLICATION FILED MN. 7. 1920.

1,358,61 s. Patented Nqv. 9, V1920.

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. WWII II/III III Wm I 'I' III II I IIA I II UNITED STATES GEORGE C. CHEEK, OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

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Application led'J'anuary 7, 1920.

To all 107mm it may concern Be it known that l, Gnonen C. CREEK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sacramento, in the county oi Sacramento and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garbage Collectors and Receivers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a garbage collector and receiver.

One of the objects of the present invention is to `provide a simple, cheaply manufactured and easily installed receiving and collecting system for garbage which is particularly adapted for installation in apartment houses and the like. The garbage collector consists of a main receptacle placed where it may be emptied from time to time either from the street or the yard. It also consists `of a plurality of receivers `preferably located one in each `kitchen and a chute connecting each `receiver with the main collecting receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a garbage receptacle so constructed that all liquid matter may be drained oif and conveyed to the sewer.

Another object ofthe 4invention is to provide a novel support for the receiver which permits it to be raised and lowered within a housing and to be pulled forward and tilted when the garbageis removed.

Further objects will hereinafter appear.

The invention consists of the parts .and the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed, having reference to the accompanying drawings, in whichy Figure l is a diagrammatic view showing the relative position of the different parts of the system.

Fig. 2 is a front view of Ythe main receiving container.

Fig 3 is a vertical cross .section taken on line 3 3 at right angles to Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A indicates in general a main collecting receptacle, which in this instance fis mounted within a housing 2V forming part of the building structure. rlhis housing is preferably positioned so 'that the container may be emptied either from the street orthe yard 'and access to the container may ,only be obtained by opening a door V3 which is normally closed and secured by a lock 4.

The receptacle consists of the main con- Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

Serial No. 349,950.

tainer A, interiorly of which is mounted a strainer 5, constructed in the form of awire basket spaced from the main walls of the container or a tapering met-al cylinder which 1s perforated. rlhe `receptacle A and the strainer therein are carried by a pan 6, on the lower side of which is formed a dis charge pipe 7. This pipe has a sliding` iit into a sewer pipe 8 and a stuiiing box or other suitable packing interposed between the two forms a. leali-proof point. Leading to the housing 2 is a chute V9. This chute leads to a receiver 10, preferably located in the kitchen of one of the apartments; and where several apartments employ receivers of a similar nature it is obvious that all the chutes may converge just above the housing 2 so as to enter through a single spout 11, under whichthe main receptacle A is placed,

\ orieach chute 9 connect with a separate receptacle A.

` The pan supporting the receptacle is mounted in theouterend of a vbell-crank lever 12, which is pivotally mounted interiorly ofthe housing shown at 18. The opposite end of this bell-crank lever is connected with a hand lever '14 which is provided with a handle l5 anda latch 16 which is adapted vto.engage a `pin 17 when the pan is raised, as shown in Fig. 3.

It the receptacle or main receiver A is full and it is desired lto empty the same, it will rst be necessary to open `the door'3. The handle 14e is then lifted out of engagement with `the pin 17 and pulled in a forward direction. This permits the `pan to drop into the lowered position shown by the dotted lines at 6a and the main receptacle to drop to the dotted line position shown at A', this position being controlledby `a pair of pins 18, one on each side of the receptacle which project into Lshaped slots 19 'formed in the sides oi the housing. The receptacle is provided with a handle 20 on its forward side and it may, therefore, be pulled in a forward direction when the pins engage the horizontal portions of the slots 19. It may also be pulled clear forward intothe dotted line position 20LL and `may here be tilted and emptied. It cannot at any time be removed as the pins engaging the slots 19 prevent such removal, it being one of the objects of the invention to prevent the garbage collector `from stealing or otherwise removing the main receiver. i

The receiver when empty is `merely shoved back into alinement with the pan, the lever is then pushed back by means of the, handle l5 until the pan 6 engages the receptacle and lifts it to the full line positicnshown in F ig. 3. Dropping of the handle brings it into engagement with the pin 17, thus loclrond, because it positively does away. with ,a j

number of garbage cansand the trouble of emptying the saine. lt is furthermore more sanitary as kthe garbage after once being placed in the receiver' is Viininediately conveyed to a main collecting receptacle which is housed in and covered up in such a inanner that flies or vermin cannot possible feed thereon, nor can odors of any kind escape or enter the yard orthe dwelling proper.

Flushing ofthe several chutes leading to the .main collecting receptacle with water may be resortedto from time to time as it will prevent clogging of the chutes and will always maintain the saine in a clean and sanitary condition. Flushing or cleaning in this Vmanner is not objectionable in thepresent instance as all water or liquid matter conveyed to the main receptacle will drain away from the garbage and will finally enter the sewer Vthrough thepipe 8.

T he device as a whole is simple, cheap to manufacture and is particularly adapted for installation in large buildings as lthe chutes ina-y be placed within the walls and directed to any convenient point where it is desired to collect and remove the garbage. No one but an authorized collector can open the door 3 as this is alwaystlo'cled, and as only a certain collector has a key, it is obvious that the disposal of garbage will bev taken care of and by the right collector;

\ rllhe housing 2 may be provided with brooms, rakes and otherinipleinents for the proper cleaning of the collecting receptacleV and the surrounding space, and while the several parts employed are Vpreferably constructed of galvanized metal l wish it understood that the specific construction involved may be varied within the scope of the appended claims and as the experience and udginent of the manufacturer ina-y dictate.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is-- l. ln a device of thev character described,

a main collecting receptacle, 'a support for said receptacle, means for raising and lowcring said support, and an independent guide for the receptacle in which it is vertically and horizontally slidable, said receptacle being adapted to be tilted when moved or slid to its horizontal position.

2. ln a device of the character described, a main collecting receptacle and a housing therefor,asupport for said receptacle,means for raising and lowering said support, an independent guide for the receptacle including an L-shaped slot in the opposite walls of the housing, and a pair of pins, one on' each side of the receptacle, entering said slots,

said pins permitting the receptacle to moved vertically and iii a forward direction and also permitting tilting of the receptacle when in a forward position. 3. A garbage collectingy apparatus coinprising in combination a main receiver having a perforated bottom and aninterior perforated strainer, a pan yin which the receiver is supported, said pan having a downwardly tubularextension, a fiXedconducting pipe in which the extension is slidable, a bellcrank lever, one arm of which connects with the pan, a Vreciproca-l rod connecting with the other lever arm and means to detachably engage said arm to retain the pan and receiver in an elevated or depressed position.

l. In adevice ofthe character described, a main collecting receptacle, a pan forming a support for said receptacle, means for raising and lowering the pan, and means forming an independent guide and support` for the Y collecting receptacle, Vsaid means permitting vertical and longitudinal movement of the receptacle and tilting thereof.

5. ln a device of the character described inain collecting receptacle, a pan forming support for said receptacle, a. bell-crank supporting said pan, al hand lever adapted to swing the bell-cranl to'raise and lower the pan, a pin on each side of the receptacle and a support having slots formed therein into which the pins project, said support adapted to carry the receptacle independently of the pan'when this is lowered, said l slots and pins also permitting longitudinal movement of the receptacle to a forward position and tilting of the receptacle-in said forward position.

6. In a deviceof the character described a maincollecting receptacle, a pan forming a support forsaidv receptacle, a bell-crank supporting said pan, a hand lever adapted ,to swing the bell-crank to raise and lower hand lever When the bell-crank and pen supported thereby assumes a raised position.

7. In a device of the character described a mein collecting receptacle, a pan forming e support for seid receptacle, a bell-crank supporting said pan, a hand lever adapted to swing the bell-crank J15o-raise and lower the pen, a pin on each side of the receptacle, a support having slots ormed therein into which the pins project, said support adapted to carry the receptacle independently of the pen when this is lowered, seid slots and pins also permitting longitudinal movement of the receptacle to a forward position and tilting of the receptacle in said forward position, means for locking the hand lever when the bell-crank and pan 'supported thereby assumes e raised position, means for draining the contents of the main receptacle and a discharge connection on the pan for removing the drainage.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

GEORGE C. CHEEK. Y fitnesses B. T. Morrissey, GORDON A. LLLLY. 

